History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

Monday Robinson: A Life of Thorns and Roses

See the opening of an exhibit that explores the freedom, resilience, and survival in 1800s  America through the life of Monday Robinson. Listen to presentations about geneology and historical research. Hear from a Monday Robinson descendent. Presentations: 10 a.m. to 11......More

See the opening of an exhibit that explores the freedom, resilience, and survival in 1800s  America through the life of Monday Robinson. Listen to presentations about geneology and historical research. Hear from a Monday Robinson descendent. Presentations: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.Exhbit viewing: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Belle Grove Plantation is a National Trust for Historic Preservation site and partners with Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park.  

Meet at Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

Cedar Creek Battlefield Tour

Drive Cedar Creek Battlefield to retrace events of October 19, 1864. Follow the ranger’s car to five or six key battlefield landmarks. 

Meet at the Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

Abba & Frank Thornton

Hear the amazing story of Abba and Frank Thornton. Enslaved by the Hites, they bore a 35-member family. They saw some of those family members reach freedom.

Meet at Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.

History Hangout

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how th......More

Hangout at Belle Grove Plantation with a National Park Service ranger. Join a conversation about the region’s long record of human settlement while enjoying a panoramic view of the Shenandoah Valley. Learn why this landscape was important during the Civil War and how the community preserves it as a national park.   This is a regular recurring program from May 1, 2026 through October 31, 2026. Wednesdays - Saturdays at 11:30 am Sundays at 2:30 pm

Meet on the front lawn of Belle Grove Plantation, 336 Belle Grove Road, Middletown, VA.